Spondy Anatomy

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LEFT:    The picture above shows Spondylolysis.  Notice the scottie dog shape of the pars interarticularis and the fracture line where the dog's collar would be.

RIGHT:    This picture shows a more severe state, Spondylolisthesis.  This condition occurs when the fracture on the right becomes unstable and allows the vertebrae above to slip anteriorly (to the front) on the vertebrae below.

 

 

 

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